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Information and recorded webinars to help support the inclusion of EAL new arrivals in school

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Ukrainian workbook to support managing feelings and emotions

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Ukrainian Dual Language Resources for Schools - New to English

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Ukrainian Dual Language Resources for Schools - New to English

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Ukrainian Dual Language Resources For Schools | BeeLingual UK

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Free resources to support schools with welcoming Ukranian families. Colours, Food, Numbers and Seasons in Dual Language Ukranian/English format. More resources being added.

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Caring for children through Conflict booklet - Ukrainian

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Caring for children through Conflict booklet - Ukrainian

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How To Look After a Child Through Conflict & Displacement

Caring for children during conflict contexts can be extremely challenging when caregivers face so many competing responsibilities. Warm, positive parenting can help buffer children from psychological harm during conflict and displacement. These videos are audio recordings (in various languages) of a leaflet that has been developed for primary caregivers of children, providing them with tips and advice on how they might best support their children during conflict and displacement.

The leaflets are available in many languages in written form and also as audio recordings. The leaflet was developed by Professor Rachel Calam, Dr Aala El-Khani and Dr Kim Cartwright at The University of Manchester, UK. They have now been made available as audio recordings with support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (UNODC).

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Resources for Caregiving in Conflict, Crisis, or Stressful Settings

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Caring for children during conflict contexts can be extremely challenging when caregivers face so many competing responsibilities. Warm, positive parenting can help buffer children from psychological harm during conflict and displacement. These videos are audio recordings (in various languages) of a leaflet that has been developed for primary caregivers of children, providing them with tips and advice on how they might best support their children during conflict and displacement.

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Leaflet for caregiving in any crisis, conflict or displacement context

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In Russian

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Leaflet for caregiving in any crisis, conflict or displacement context

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Leaflet for caregiving in any crisis, conflict or displacement context

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Leaflet for caregiving in any crisis, conflict or displacement context

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Ukrainian eBooks | Pottermore Publishing

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Digital Publisher of Harry Potter eBooks & Audiobooks

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Free OU learning modules in Ukrainian and English

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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

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безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців

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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

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Від корисних курсів до статей про психічне здоров'я та благополуччя - ось кілька безкоштовних онлайн-ресурсів Open University.

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Hey Duggee welcomes our Ukrainian friends in his Welcome song.

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Hey Duggee - Top of the Pups: 14. The Welcome Song

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Join Duggee and the squirrels as they welcome some very special friends from Ukraine.

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This book has been produced by Lingobox Learning to support Russian speaking children and young people, their families and their schools with both English and Russian language.

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Supporting newly arrived children from Ukraine - Secondary

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Supporting Newly Arrived Young People from Ukraine - Secondary

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Supporting Newly Arrived Children from Ukraine - Nursery/Primary

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Welcoming and supporting Ukrainian Refugees in your School

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Welcoming and supporting Ukrainian Refugees in your School

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"When my daughter, Veronika, left Ukraine, she left everything behind: first and foremost, she left her dad, she left her favourite toys, her neighbourhood, her friends and her teacher. Leaving all of that behind abruptly without having a chance to say goodbye was very traumatic." Ukrainian mother

According to the UN Refugee Agency (2022), the current war in Ukraine has led to almost six million refugees since February 24 this year, with approximately half of these people estimated to be children.

Many refugees live with the stress of the unknown, carry trauma, and are in fear of what might happen to their loved ones back home - especially as males aged 18 to 65 have been required to stay. The situation is volatile and changes day by day.

It is within this context that schools in the UK are welcoming large numbers of Ukrainian children and families. Those who arrive will have entered the country through one of three government schemes (Home Office, 2022):

Family scheme - allows applicants to join family members in the UK.

Sponsor scheme - allows Ukrainian nationals to come to the UK if they have a sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

Extension scheme - allows Ukrainian nationals to apply for permission to stay if they were in the UK with immigration permission on March 18, 2022.

As of August 2022, the official data (Home Office, 2022) shows that more than 126,500 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK since the war began, with nearly one-third of those being children.

Ukrainians have been an integral part of British society since the end of the Second World War. Many who arrived at that time established Ukrainian cultural centres to help maintain a sense of tradition, identity and social bond. Today, seven such centres remain (London, Luton, Reading, Coventry, Nottingham, Bradford and Manchester - see resources below for links). Most of these offer supplementary Ukrainian schooling and providing valuable resources for families and schools alike.

Recently, The Bell Foundation invited Lina Maksymuk from the Nottingham Ukrainian Cultural Centre to share her expertise on the Ukrainian context with schools as they prepare for new arrivals. In part, this article summarises the information from her webinar (see Bell Foundation, 2022).
Ukrainian education system
Since its independence in 1991, Ukraine's education system teaches democratic principles, civic engagement, and human rights. Ukrainian, the official language, is used as the primary language of instruction. Very few schools still use Russian, and this continues to decline.

Major reforms to the education system took place in 2018 (Friedman & Trines, 2019), moving from a traditional, lecture-based system to one that allows for more teacher autonomy, implements a competency-based national curriculum, and has an additional year of schooling (from 11 to 12 years).

Reform has been hampered by Covid and the war, so it is likely that newly arrived pupils may still be accustomed to a traditional setting. Therefore, new arrivals may find such things as self-assessment, peer review, critical reflection, and collaborative group work to be new concepts.

In the Ukrainian system there are three stages of schooling: two compulsory stages and a third which is required for access to higher education, and in which a large majority of pupils participate.

Each stage consists of similar subject areas as the UK and ends with national exams. Typically, all three stages are held in the same school building.

Stage 1: Primary. Years 1 to 4. Ages 6 to 9.

Stage 2: Basic secondary. Year 5 to 9. Ages 10 to 14.

Stage 3: Upper secondary. Year 10 to 12. Ages 15 to 17.

A 12-point grading system is used, and pupils are accustomed to several hours of homework every night.

Grades 1-3: Unsatisfactory

Grades 4-6: Satisfactory

Grades 7-9: Good

Grades 10-12: Excellent

English is taught from year 1, although learners may still find academic language and pronunciation difficult. Also from year 1, pupils are provided with textbooks for each subject area and parents expect children to bring these home every night. Pupils and parents alike may wonder why textbooks are not more prevalent in UK schools.

Ukrainian parents naturally want their children to excel in school. Given Ukraine's past history and generational hardship, many Ukrainians were unable to achieve their full academic potential. It is natural then for parents to want the best educational opportunities for their children and to expect high achievement.

This can lead to an element of perfectionism in young people and a sense of nervousness when mistakes are made. This should not be considered as problematic but rather a normal cultural quality.

The Ukrainian education system has worked hard to minimise the disruption to education at this difficult time and to stay connected to displaced learners.

The Ukrainian National Curriculum is offered free online (see further information), and many young people will likely maintain their studies in Ukraine while simultaneously attending school in the UK.
Ukrainian language

Ukrainian is a Slavic language and uses the Cyrillic alphabet which consists of 33 letters. Some letters may look similar to the Latin alphabet used in English, however certain pronunciations are different, and this can be confusing to learners (see Ukrainian Lessons, 2021).

Ukrainian is largely phonetic, meaning there is a one-to-one correspondence of letters to sounds, making reading and writing in Ukrainian relatively easy.

This is different from English, where a letter can have multiple sounds depending upon the word (e.g. the "c" in "circus", "cat", "chocolate"). Both languages consist of five vowels. Yet, whereas 20 sounds are associated with these in English, only five sounds correspond with them in Ukrainian. These differences can make pronunciation difficult for learners and cause some confusion with reading and spelling.

Articles are not used in Ukrainian sentences - for example, instead of saying, "I saw the cat" or "I saw a cat", a learner might say, "I saw cat". Likewise, there are no auxiliaries (i.e., can, should, did, etc.). For instance, when asking the question, "How do you do that?" a learner might say, "How you do that?".

Right now, language is a sensitive issue in Ukraine. Some Ukrainians may primarily use Russian, others use only Ukrainian and still others speak both. By extension, such sensitivity concerning the use of different first languages may affect newly arrived pupils from Ukraine. It is important, therefore, to avoid making assumptions about the home language spoken by these learners and their families. If there are translation needs, consult with parents as to which language they and their child prefers to use.
Practical guidance for schools
It is important to recognise that the country is referred to as "Ukraine" and not "The Ukraine" (as it was prior to independence). Also, Ukrainians pronounce Kyiv as "keev" and not the Russian pronunciation as "Key-EV". Make sure to use correct pronunciations and references to names and to brief your colleagues about this.

Be mindful that Ukrainian children do not carry a responsibility to inform UK pupils or teachers about the war or about Ukraine's complex history with Russia.

Even though the war is on-going and is the reason why many families are here, Ukrainian children do not want to be identified by that alone. Learners will come with rich cultural traditions, talents and interests. Focus on developing individual and meaningful relationships.

Incorporate Ukrainian culture into your curriculum and/or conversations. Most visible traditions include Pysanka (Ukrainian egg painting), poetry, singing, dancing, and vyshyvka (embroidery). On Vyshyvanky, Ukrainians from all over the world wear embroidered shirts that are specific to their region. Introduce some Ukrainian words, learn about the country and welcome new arrivals in thoughtful ways.

Recognise that everyone has experienced the war differently. Some children may talk openly about it and others may prefer not to. Be respectful either way. Do not ask specific questions but be patient and ready to support learners when and if they feel secure to share.

Do not push a child to take part in fun or exciting activities when they are reluctant, as they may be experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (see NHS, 2022).

Do not push or expect friendships among Ukrainian and Russian children based on a shared language, as the political situation may be a factor.

You may want to introduce or warn children of any unexpected loud sounds, alarms, or whistles as these could trigger reactions.
Conclusions
It is best to take a holistic approach when welcoming Ukrainian refugees and to consider three areas of possible need.

First, learning needs. Identify the English language proficiency (see the Bell Foundation's free EAL Assessment Framework) and language learning needs of new arrivals. Some pupils may have had interrupted schooling and will need additional support catching up. All new arrivals will need to adjust to a new learning environment and possibly some very different educational approaches.

Second, social needs. Teachers should foster a sense of belonging and bonding with new arrivals while helping them maintain a positive and strong personal identity. Communication with refugee families will need to be established early on.

Third, emotional needs. Unlike other new pupils, refugees may be coping with separation, loss and/or trauma. Establishing an environment where learners feel safe and secure is important. The resources below can help you prepare as you welcome newly arrived refugees.

Sheila Hopkins is a trainer at The Bell Foundation, a charity working to overcome exclusion through language education. For details, visit www.bell-foundation.org.uk. Read previous articles from The Bell Foundation's experts via https://bit.ly/htu-bell
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Welcoming and supporting Ukrainian refugees in your school

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"When my daughter, Veronika, left Ukraine, she left everything behind: first and foremost, she left her dad, she left her favourite toys, her neighbourhood, her friends and her teacher. Leaving all of that behind abruptly without having a chance to say goodbye was very traumatic."

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SCLIT Ukrainian Resources for Schools and Families

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The languages community in Scotland has, like people all across the world, been rocked by the heart-breaking images we see from the Ukraine. Many schools and communities will be preparing to welcome Ukrainian children, young people and their parents.

The SCILT team stands with the people of the Ukraine, with all displaced people and with all innocent victims and survivors of conflict. We also stand with the people of Russia who do not have a voice to condemn what is being perpetrated in their name, and especially with those who have found the courage to resist and protest, at great risk to themselves and their families.

The only way to a more tolerant and peaceful world is through international collaboration based on mutual respect and cultural understanding. Languages whether spoken, used or learned in our classrooms and communities are important. Not only for the children and young people in Scotland's schools, but also for their families, our society, and the global community.

We have collated a selection of resources to support schools in welcoming families arriving from Ukraine.

Scottish schools / Шотландські школи

A guide to Scottish schools for children and families arriving from Ukraine. In Ukrainian. / Інформація про шотландські школи для дітей та батьків з України, українською мовою.

This video has been produced by Fiona Normansell of South Ayrshire. Fiona is an experienced language teacher and 1+2 Development Officer who specialises in EAL. We are grateful to her for sharing this video and hope that they will reassure young people who are new to the Scottish school system.

This video has been translated using Immersive Reader.

This video is also available with Russian subtitles.

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Ukraine: resources for schools and families

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The languages community in Scotland has, like people all across the world, been rocked by the heart-breaking images we see from the Ukraine. Many schools and communities will be preparing to welcome Ukrainian children, young people and their parents.

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1. Posters can brighten up any library space as they capture the attention and enable discussion, which in turn encourages students to visit. When used as part of a wider library or classroom display, posters have the power not only to promote specific books but to introduce students to new subjects and concepts, encouraging them to think deeply, investigate widely and broaden their horizons.

Posters are perfect for all your students but especially reluctant and struggling readers. They are visually engaging with clear and concise information so the material can be absorbed quickly, even at a glance. Whether it be a quote, a scientific principle or a profile of a popstar, posters can motivate and focus students in a way that other learning aids may not.

When 65% of people worldwide find visual learning more effective it is crucial to use images and graphics to impart information within schools. Posters are one of the best (and easiest) ways to effectively achieve this in a library and classroom environment.

2. This year, the Department for Education has brought in some changes that will impact the teaching of phonics in many schools, as well as the phonic books and resources that will be needed to support it. Our reading scheme specialists have put together some FAQs to help schools ensure their teaching programme is up-to-date with current Ofsted guidance and has the right reading books and resources in place.

Context

The 2007 Letters and Sounds Framework set out to provide schools with a basis for teaching systematic synthetic phonics (SSP). Although this has never been statutory, over 50% of schools use this as the basis of their phonics teaching and it was included on the list of approved phonics programmes on gov.uk. However, it is not, and has never been a full programme setting out in detail how phonics will be taught on a week-by-week basis. It relied upon schools building their own programme of resources around the handbook and in many cases updating the progression to bring it in line with current best practice.

Although some schools have created their own teaching programme based on 2007 Letters and Sounds very successfully, this is not the case for all schools. Moreover, it is no longer sufficient to simply state to Ofsted that your school is following Letters and Sounds - you will need to show you are using a successful approach including a teaching programme, relevant resources, reading books and high-quality staff training that builds on this or another Systematic Synthetic Phonics teaching programme (SSP). Ofsted specify that the approach must be rigorous, systematic, used with fidelity (any resources used should exactly match the Grapheme Phoneme Correspondence (GPC) progression of their chosen SSP approach), and achieve strong results for all pupils, including the most disadvantaged. There is emphasis on children being able to keep up rather than catch up so that children at risk of reading failure are given the o

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Storybooks UK is designed specifically for teachers, parents, and community members. It makes 40 stories from the African Storybook available in English as well as the major immigrant and refugee languages of the UK, with stories in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, and Urdu, among others.

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Bell Foundation - Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees

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During the last few months, SCILT, in collaboration with Bilingualism Matters, has been working with teachers in mainstream primary schools and Polish complementary schools to investigate a multilingual approach to language learning through the medium of art.

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Resources for people impacted by the war in Ukraine

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The Global Coalition for Language Rights has created a list of resources for people impacted by the war in Ukraine for accessing language supports. In addition, we have also compiled a list of resources for translators and interpreters who would like to support those impacted by war through their…

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is distressing and concerning, and we understand children and young people may have questions or be seeking reassurance. We know that schools are well placed to talk to pupils about the images they are seeing and help them navigate the concepts and issues this brings up but we're also aware that it raises issues some schools and teachers may never have encountered before.

Here we share some useful advice and resources for schools and teachers - but they may also be useful for families and young people themselves.

How to talk to young people about distressing complex, emotive news stories

The Educate Against Hate website is a useful resource when dealing with a range of issues relating to conflict, difficult classroom conversations and more. A post by Tom Bigglestone, a former Head of Humanities and now Online Learning Manager at The Economist Educational Foundation, encourages teachers to:

Establish the facts by pointing pupils towards "trusted, reputable sources that explain the what, where, when, why and who". It encourages teachers to challenge incorrect information when they see it and to present evidence for facts and get pupils to do the same

Explore a range of diverse perspectives by considering the different voices within the classroom, showing solidarity with potentially marginalised voices and views and make sure it's not left to a pupil to stand up for a particular minority viewpoint alone

Be comfortable without an answer for everything - and help your pupils feel comfortable with that too - by being clear that in many circumstances there is no one 'right' answer

Encourage students to debate ideas by facilitating discussion and helping pupils know that debate can happen without it becoming personal - by, for example, encouraging pupils to say they disagree with someone's idea, rather than with the person.

Educate against hate also has a range of teaching resources aimed at promoting dialogue in the classroom that can support students to achieve a greater understanding of complex and sensitive topics.

How to spot mis- and disinformation and how to help pupils do the same

Mis- and disinformation are particularly prevalent during times of conflict and the risk posed by misleading narratives and information becomes more severe. Educate Against Hate hosts content produced by Be Internet Citizens, an educational programme developed by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue and YouTube. Covers topics including:

How to identify mis- and disinformation (e.g. conspiracy theories, clickbait, manipulated media);

Exploring fact versus opinion, including how sensational content can be used to drive user engagement;

The benefits and pitfalls of a 'personalised web', including algorithms and filter bubbles;

Understanding unconscious bias and how it influences our worldview;

Analysing 'us vs them' narratives, and how online echo chambers may widen social divides;

Responding effectively to hate speech and forging more inclusive digital communities;

Creating inspiring digital content to champion causes, promote positive messages and support peers.

Educate Against Hate also hosts a one hour lesson plan from the Economist Educational Foundation that explores why conspiracy theories are more common in times of crisis, why people spread them and how they should be debunked.

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Help for teachers and families to talk to pupils about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how to help them avoid misinformation.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is distressing and concerning, and we understand children and young people may have questions or be seeking reassurance. We know that schools are well placed to talk to pupils about the images they are seeing and help them navigate the concepts and issues this brings up but we're also aware that it raises issues some schools and teachers may never have encountered before.

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The people of Ukraine will have many needs in the coming months and years. The most pressing priority at this stage of the emerging catastrophe is to ensure physical safety and to meet other basic needs such as food, shelter, and access to medicines.

If you choose to help financially, a good way to do this is to make a donation to any of the following established organizations:

There will inevitably be psychological fallout from this war. In anticipation of this - and in the hope that it will be helpful when the time is right - we have translated a selection of trauma psychoeducation resources into Ukrainian and are making them available for free to everyone to download and use.

Many Polish and Russian speaking Ukrainians are also being affected by the crisis. We have made the same resources available for free in Polish, Russian and English too, so that they can be useful to as many people as possible that need them.

What resources have been translated?

How Trauma Can Affect You
This is an illustrated information handout designed for children and young people. It describes and normalizes common reactions to traumatic events, including feeling scared, having unwanted memories, or having nightmares and sleeping badly.

Symptoms experienced post-trauma can be physically and emotionally powerful, and can feel especially disturbing if the person doesn't know why they are occurring. This resource can help children and adolescents to understand that they are experiencing normal reactions to powerful events. It can also be used to help wider family and other people to understand how young people might be feeling.

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Reactions To Trauma
This is an information handout designed for adults. It describes symptoms which commonly follow trauma - including re-experiencing symptoms, hyperarousal, and avoidance. It also gives helpful pointers about what to do to help someone who has experienced trauma.

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Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is a guide designed to help people with PTSD to understand more about their condition. As well as a description of trauma, symptoms of PTSD, and effective treatments, this guide explores key maintenance factors for PTSD including: unprocessed memories, beliefs about trauma and its consequences, and coping strategies including avoidance.

Written in a friendly and explanatory way, this guide is a comprehensive source of information for those with PTSD. The concepts are explained in an easily digestible way, with case examples and accessible diagrams.

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Applying for a family migration visa

Family members of British nationals can apply for a family migration visa to come to the UK.

The Home Office has announced that some of the normal eligibility criteria has been removed for family members including language requirements and salary thresholds.

Is there a visa sponsorship for displaced people from Ukraine in the UK?

There are multiple sponsorship government schemes in place in the UK that allow people to take in, host, house and provide homes for displaced people from Ukraine.

The UK Homes for Ukraine scheme is a sponsorship scheme that allows people and businesses in the UK to offer homes for displaced people from Ukraine. The Homes for Ukraine application is free of charge.

The Humanitarian Sponsorship Pathway allows individuals, charities, businesses and community groups to sponsor displaced people from Ukraine including those with family ties to the UK.

This new sponsorship scheme allows displaced people from Ukraine to come to the UK and receive support. The Humanitarian Sponsorship Pathway application is free of charge.

If you're in the UK and would like to offer accommodation or housing to/for people displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in your home, find out more about the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It's a great way to offer support for people in need.

Are you a British national in Ukraine?

The Embassy is operating a limited diplomatic function from Kyiv, but does not provide in-person consular assistance. If you're a British national in Ukraine and need consular assistance, phone +380 44 490 3660 (available 24/7).
How to contact the Ukrainian Embassy in the UK
The Ukrainian Embassy can often provide help to Ukrainian nationals within the UK. You can contact the Ukrainian Embassy in London by calling 020 7727 6312 or emailing emb_gbh@mfa.gov.uk.

The address for the UK Ukrainian Embassy in London is 60 Holland Park, Kensington, W11 3SJ, London.

Ukraine family scheme

The Home Office has announced a Ukrainian family scheme where British Nationals and people with settled status in the UK can sponsor family members in Ukraine to come to the UK. The Ukraine Family Scheme application is free. You can find out more information about the scheme on the Home Office website.

If you need any assistance, please call the 24/7 free helpline: +44 808 164 8810 - select option 1.

If you cannot contact UK 0808 numbers, please use: +44 (0)175 390 7510.

People are strongly recommended to seek legal advice before they apply for these visas.

A group of volunteer legal professionals with immigration/asylum expertise are available to provide free UK immigration and asylum advice to Ukrainian citizens affected by the current crisis.

Settled is a charity for EU citizens in the UK which can offer legal advice to Ukrainian nationals in the UK looking to bring family members to the UK.

Please email: ukrainefamilyscheme@settled.org.uk.

You can also get more information about legal advice by emailing: ukraine@freemovement.org.uk

Humanitarian Sponsorship Pathway

The Home Office has also announced a Humanitarian Sponsorship Pathway led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC).

The Ukraine Humanitarian Sponsorship scheme allows individuals, charities, businesses and community groups to sponsor displaced people from Ukraine, including those with family ties to the UK.

Support for Ukrainian family members arriving in Wales

The British Red Cross offers specialist post-arrival integration support to Ukrainian family members arriving in Wales through the Ukraine Family Scheme.

The project is supported by the Welsh government, and we are working closely with local authorities, statutory and voluntary services to provide holistic support for Ukrainian families in Wales.

We can help with:

advice and support on rights and entitlements:

access to housing services

access to health services

financial support and employment

access to education

support with social integration

support to open a bank account

GP registration

school registration

signposting to local activities

Please contact us via email: RSWalesUkraine@redcross.org.uk or phone - 01633 720 00, option 3.

Extend your permission to be in the UK

Ukraine Scheme

Where an application is made outside the UK for entry clearance under the Ukraine Family Scheme or Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, then in certain circumstances the applicant can travel to the UK on a "permission to travel" letter.

This is issued prior to entry to the UK, before providing biometrics and before the entry clearance application is decided.

The applicant will be granted six months leave to enter at the border. Before the end of the six months, the applicant must complete complete Ukraine Scheme Status to extend permission to stay in the UK.

This process is only open to a Ukrainian national with a valid international passport.

Ukraine Extension scheme

The Ukraine Extension Scheme visa allows Ukrainian nationals to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.

Ukrainians can apply to this scheme if they:

had a valid UK visa, or held one that expired on or after 1 January 2022

permission to be in the UK on or between 18 March 2022 and 16 November 2023.

This route does not currently lead to settlement. This means that time spent in the UK with this visa may not support an application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in future.

You may be able to extend your stay by switching to another immigration route.

Bringing a pet to the UK

Displaced people from Ukraine are welcome to bring pets to the UK. To protect the health of your pet and other pets, they will need to stay in quarantine upon arrival in the UK for up to four months, or until they meet our health requirements.

The UK government will pay for the quarantine placement, along with the transport and treatment of your pet. Please contact us about your pet before you travel to the UK or immediately upon arrival in the UK Border.

To make the necessary quarantine arrangements for your pet:

Email the Animal and Plant Health Agency on ukrainepettravel@apha.gov.uk and their customer contact team will help you apply.

Call +44 3000 200 301 and select option 2.

You can also apply online on defra.gov.uk.

While in quarantine, your pet will be assessed by a vet. If they are considered safe and well, you may be able to collect them sooner than four months.

Support for displaced people from Ukraine travelling to the UK

Several travel companies are offering free travel to get to the UK:

The Ukrainian Displaced Persons Travel Scheme offers free rail journeys across all train operators in England, Scotland and Wales. All Ukrainians who arrive in the UK will have 48 hours from arrival to access free tickets and complete their journey. You will need to show a Ukrainian passport and a boarding pass or ticket to access this offer. You will also be able to travel for free across London using TfL's London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), bus and tram services.

Travelling from Ukraine's bordering countries to the UK

If you are looking to travel from Poland to the UK, look at the latest foreign travel advice for arriving in the UK from Poland and support provided for displaced people from Ukraine.

The UK Foreign Office have issued no change in travel advice for visiting countries to the west of Ukraine, meaning that travelling from and entering the UK from Slovakia, Poland, Romania and other specified countries bordering Ukraine is not a risk.

You also do not have to quarantine in the UK when entering the UK from any of these countries.

Is it unsafe to travel to Poland because of the Russia conflict?

Right now, it's generally safe for Ukrainian nationals to travel to Poland. The UK Foreign Office has issued no change in travel advice for visiting countries to the West of Ukraine, meaning that entering Poland and other western bordering nations is not considered a risk.

However, it's always best to check with local and foreign authorities before you travel, as these statuses can change.

If you're travelling to Poland to reunite with your family, we may be able to help you. Refer to our 'How to find missing family' section below for more information.

How to find missing family in Ukraine

If you have lost contact with your family in Ukraine during the conflict and you know they have crossed the Ukrainian border into a neighbouring country (e.g. Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Romania or Russia), please keep trying to contact them. It may be a temporary loss of contact as they transition to networks in other countries.

If you are unable to contact your family and you think they are still within the territory of Ukraine, we may be able to help you.

Please email findyour_family@redcross.org.uk and provide us with your full name and telephone number. A team member from the International Family Tracing service will contact you as soon as possible.

Ukrainian temporary visas in the UK

The Home Office has agreed UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals in the UK unable to return to Ukraine when their existing visa expires.

These measures will help Ukrainian nationals to extend their stay in the UK without having to leave and re-apply from overseas.

If you're in the UK and unable to return to Ukraine, you may be able to extend your visa or switch to another one even if your visa does not normally allow you to do so.
Find out more about UK visa support
How to claim asylum in the UK as a Ukrainian

Ukrainians refugees already in the UK may be able to claim asylum.
Finding legal advice
The Home Office has recently withdrawn its country guidance on Ukraine for asylum and human rights claims. You will need to seek specialist immigration advice.

You can find a solicitor in the UK on the Law Society website. Search "Legal Issue & Changing Countries", and enter your postcode, town or city.

You can also search for a legal representative regulated by the UK's Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) through the 'Find an Immigration Advisor'.

Appropriate legal representatives will be those authorised in the Asylum and Protection category at Level 2 or 3.

Some barristers provide advice directly to the public. Search the 'Find a Barrister' page of the Bar Council.

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Ukrainian organisations

Ukrainian Institute London. We are an independent charity dedicated to broadening knowledge about Ukraine in the UK and beyond.

There are many other Ukrainian organisations in the UK:

The Ukrainian Embassy is in London and can provide advice for Ukrainian citizens. There are also Ukrainian consulates in London and Edinburgh.

The Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain has branches across the UK. It exists to develop, promote and support the interests of the Ukrainian community in the UK.

The Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain has branches in England and Scotland and promotes national identity, cultural development and active membership of the Ukrainian community in the UK.

is the Ukrainian Scouting organisation in Great Britain.

The Ukrainian Youth Association of Great Britain has centres across the UK.

The Ukrainian Catholic Church has parishes in England, Scotland and Wales.

There is also the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Great Britain . Information about UAOC Parishes in the UK, including each Parish's contact details, is available here.

Ukrainian Events in London is a community non-profit organisation aiming to promote Ukraine in the United Kingdom by supporting and organising charitable, cultural, educational, business, social and sports events. They now also have a page offering guidance to refugees, and a google form that can be completed to receive guidance on questions related to settling into life in the UK.

The British-Ukrainian Society seeks to strengthen political, business, cultural and educational ties between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

London Euromaidan is a community group that came together to support the rights of Ukraine and Ukrainians.

St Mary's Ukrainian School in London is one of the largest Ukrainian community schools in the UK, promoting the Ukrainian language and culture to over 195 students.

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Given the political sensitivities around this topic, the wide range of issues involved and the specialist knowledge required, the following links have been identified to support classroom teaching across a range of disciplines.

Although this resource is intended to be used to support learning and teaching around conflict and war in the broader sense, given the current situation in Ukraine many of these materials can be used to support practitioners now. We will work to update the resource with further materials in due course.

Background information on conflict and war

Conflict is an ever-present feature of our modern world. Many of our learners may have been affected by the various situations which regularly make the news headlines. These links focus on Ukraine. It is important to ensure that the information we provide to our learners is age appropriate and enables them to explore these complex issues and so support them towards reaching their own conclusions.

Ukraine Profile: a chronology of key events in the history of Ukraine (BBC Timeline). The World Factbook from the CIA provides basic information around a range of themes (history, geography, economics, politics etc.).

War in Ukraine: What's happening there? - CBBC Newsround. A continuously updated resource from the BBC, targeted at children and young people. Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'? - explains the distinction between the common, and erroneous, "the Ukraine" and "Ukraine".

A Modern Studies approach to introducing the topic. What I did today when students asked about Ukraine. in TES Magazine.

Understanding the news

There has been an enormous amount of false news circulating on social media during the war. It is important that children and young people understand where to source news content and have the skills to evaluate its reliability.

The digital learning team at Education Scotland has developed a resource that supports practitioner understanding of the importance of Information Literacy: critical thinking online relating to web based content such as news.

You decide - A political literacy resource is a resource to help teachers with the teaching of controversial issues. There is information on techniques which can be used to help children and young people to improve their political literacy. Within You Decide, there is a resource which provides suggestions of how to help learners from first to third level to understand how fake news may affect them, see Fake News resource. All of these resources are also available in Gaelic.

The BBC has a wealth of relevant resources in this area, including:

The Times: The Kremlin always falls prey to pride and paranoia - opinion piece from historian Max Hastings on the context of the Ukrainian conflict. Could be useful for as part of learning on how journalism works, reading comprehension, and compared with other pieces that learners find themselves as part of their own research.

It may be useful for learners to consider some of the issues around the sharing and availability of information in past conflicts. How does the media and live reporting affect opinions? How does the emphasis on some conflicts rather than others in the media affect public opinion?

Resilience and wellbeing

Children and young people may experience a range of emotions as a result of the current situation. They could be worried and/or afraid as well as distressed by the news and what they may hear from others. Some children may be particularly vulnerable - for a variety of reasons, including those who may have family or other ties to those involved in the current situation. Supporting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing is therefore an important aspect for practitioners to be aware of and sensitive to.

The Compassionate Connected Communities Professional Learning Activity provides an overview of recognising and responding to trauma. The Compassionate and Connected Classroom raises awareness of the impact of adversity and trauma. This resource, for 3 rd and 4 th levels provides opportunities to talk about coping with difficult situations. The Journey: Adventures in Resilience

The BBC publishes a wide range of support materials for this context:

Supporting children and young people from Armed Forces families during conflict and war. The number of children and young people of Armed Forces families in Scottish schools is a sizeable group. Planning and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of this group of children and young people is a priority.

Webinar programme

Teaching about conflict and war. The aim of this webinar is to bring together practitioners to share information and discuss approaches to teaching and learning around this topic. Planning for this webinar is currently underway and updated information will be posted here.

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Pictogram boards can help not only people who don't speak, but also those who don't speak a particular language. Therefore, faced with the influx of refugees from Ukraine, it offers multilingual image-based boards, so that children (and adults too) can communicate more easily in the countries where they seek refuge.

Vocabulary is divided into different boards: most important messages, clothes needed, doctor/pharmacy visit, school support (classroom grades, school supplies, teacher and student announcements, lesson plan). Over time, new boards will be created to support the children, particularly during their various activities.

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A collection of useful phrases in Ukrainian, an Eastern Slavic language spoken mainly in Ukraine.

Jump to phrases

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal / polite, inf = informal, sg = singular, pl = plural

Download all the audio files (Zip format, 1.3MB)

Hear some Ukrainian phrasess

Recordings provided by Anatoli Sakhnik

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Information about Ukrainian | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Learning materials

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Other collections of Ukrainian phrases (some with audio)
https://www.ukrainianlessons.com/greetings/
https://www.ukrainianlessons.com/14-basic-ukrainian-phrases/
https://storylearning.com/blog/basic-ukrainian-phrases
http://mylanguages.org/ukrainian_phrases.php
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http://www.bestofukraine.com/ukrainian.htm
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There are no books and editions for children in the Ukrainian language in the fund of the Sofia City Library . Books and resources in Russian can be found at the Russian Center of the Sofia City Library.
Burgas: Municipal Library "Peyo Yavorov"
The library has some editions in Ukrainian, as well as many in Russian. They also plan events for children online and offline that will be appropriate.
Varna: Varna Library
The Varna library has about 90 Ukrainian titles, but there are no children's books in Ukrainian among them. The children's department has books in Russian and classes with children.

Children's and high school complex: Zhechka Kiradzhieva - head of department

110 Osmi Primorski Polk Blvd., 9000 Varna
Plovdiv: Ivan Vazov Library
The children's department has editions in Russian: books with fairy tales by Russian authors; Russian folk tales; fairy tales from world classics for children;

Alphabet primers and textbooks for children of different ages. There are no editions in Ukrainian.

Contact: tel .: 032/622043, nbivdet@libplovdiv.com
Haskovo: Hristo Smirnenski Library
The regional library in Haskovo has children's books in Russian and classes are held with children.
Contact: Anna Shtilyanova - Director
Haskovo, 19 Svoboda Square
tel .: 038 622 168; 0879140322
e-mail: dir_lib_hs@abv.bg

Stara Zagora: Zachary Knyazheski Regional Library

There are no Ukrainian language publications in the library's collection.
Books, other resources and services in Russian can be used at the Russian Library Center.
Newsletter for the books available at the Russian Center.
Newsletter of the available disks in the Russian Center.
Contact: Nadezhda Grueva - Director
Stara Zagora, 44 Ruski Blvd.
phone +359 42 648131; 0888642151
email: lib@libsz.org
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Olesya Friedman and Stefan Trines, Research Editor, WENR

Ukraine is a post-Soviet Eastern European country of 42 million people bordering Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and Russia. Ukraine remains deeply torn by the ongoing conflict between its government and pro-Russian separatists in its eastern regions. Ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the declaration of Ukraine's independence in August 1991, Ukraine has struggled amid high levels of corruption and political instability to maintain social cohesion and establish better public institutions. Conflicts over the future direction of the country spilled over into the Ukrainian revolutions of 2004 (the Orange Revolution) and 2013-2014 (the Revolution of Dignity, also known as the Euromaidan Revolution). Popular dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs was also on display in the recent 2019 presidential elections. Ukrainian voters elected an independent political novice as their president, the comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, by a landslide-a margin that was widely interpreted as a rebuke of the country's political establishment.

The Ukrainian education system has a long tradition, but its reputation has suffered lately from increased quality problems, many of which are the result of former Soviet rule and the rapid social transformation that took place after the collapse of Communism. As international educator Svetlana Filiatreau described it, "Ukraine's economic crisis of the 1990's led to a decline in the financing of education, including research and development.... [It] has had a tremendous negative impact on the educational system of Ukraine leading to the mass immigration of educated people ... and the marketization of higher education. These factors, combined with the increasing levels of corruption in Ukrainian society, Soviet-style higher education, and lack of transparency mechanisms in Ukrainian higher education at all levels, have led to skyrocketing corruption in higher education, [and] declining quality ....".

In response to such problems, Ukrainian authorities have in recent years adopted a series of ambitious reforms to increase transparency, accountability, and integrity, including a new law on higher education in July 2014 that seeks to increase the autonomy of universities. However, the reforms have proven mostly unpopular and have failed to convince many Ukrainians that education policies are heading in the right direction. Merely 20 percent of Ukrainians surveyed in 2019 supported the reforms. Other opinion polls also revealed great dissatisfaction with the quality of education among the Ukrainian populace. This dissatisfaction and the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine have contributed to growing outbound student flows in recent years.

Challenges and Problems in Education

Several serious problems hinder Ukraine's education sector. They include academic corruption, population loss, the lack of university autonomy, dated facilities, and armed conflict.

Academic Corruption

Even though rampant government corruption was one of the main causes of the Euromaidan Revolution, the level of and tolerance for corruption in Ukraine remains high, according to the anti-corruption watchdog organization Transparency International, which considers corruption a systemic problem in Ukraine, ranking the country 120th out of 180 countries on its 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index. Of the Ukrainians surveyed by Transparency International shortly after the Euromaidan Revolution, about one-third viewed bribery as an acceptable way of resolving problems with government agencies. Likewise, 44 percent of respondents in a 2017 survey by the I. Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Ukrainian Sociology Service believed that corruption had increased since 2014, while only 4 percent believed it had decreased. Forty-four percent of respondents thought corruption was the biggest problem in the country, while an additional 35 percent considered it one of the most serious problems. A sizable share of respondents-39 percent-were doubtful that it was possible to overcome corruption in Ukraine at all. In 2015 the Guardian newspaper called Ukraine "the most corrupt nation in Europe."

As in several other post-Communist countries, Ukraine's education system is among the sectors most affected by corruption. Its manifestations range from bribery in admissions to examinations fraud, the misallocation of funds, extortion, ghost teachers, and dissertation plagiarism. While corruption is believed to be most rampant and quickly spreading in tertiary education, particularly in the competitive medical universities, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently detailed similarly endemic problems in the Ukrainian school system, from preschool to upper-secondary levels. The effects are a loss of educational quality, the "leakage" of critical resources, and low public trust in the system. Externally, corruption and quality problems affect the international reputation of Ukrainian education. Alarmed by frequent reports of corruption in Ukrainian medical schools, Saudi Arabia, for example, no longer automatically recognizes Ukrainian medical degrees.

Demographic Decline and a Shrinking Education System

Alongside other Eastern European nations, Ukraine has one of the fastest shrinking populations in the world. Measuring the size of Ukraine's population is complicated because of the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimea and the loss of control over the eastern Donbas region's oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk, but even before these developments the number of people in the country declined by 6.7 million between 1993 and 2013. Low birth rates, high mortality rates, large-scale outmigration, and other causes contributed to the decline. The UN projects that Ukraine's population will decrease by another unprecedented 18 percent until 2050, from 44.2 million in 2017 to merely 36.4 million.

The effect on the education system has been huge. According to UNESCO statistics, the number of tertiary students in the country dropped from about 2.85 million in 2008 to 1.67 million in 2017-a decrease of more than 41 percent that has led to the closure of hundreds of higher education institutions (HEIs). The total number, including universities and other types of HEIs, declined from more than 1,000 in 1996 to 661 in the 2017/18 academic year, per government data. Given the current demographic trends, more closures are likely. In the school system, population decline and outmigration from villages and small cities recently caused the government to create community " hub schools " to pool resources and combine pupils from different schools.

Dated Curricula, Lack of University Autonomy, and Other Problems

Ukraine is among the most educated societies in the world with a tertiary gross enrollment ratio (GER) of 83 percent (2014, UNESCO). Yet, many view the country's academic institutions as inflexible and out of touch with labor market demands and societal needs. In this view, Ukrainian society has an unhealthy obsession with theoretical university education at the expense of more employment-geared education and training. Youth unemployment is high ( 19.6 percent among 15- to 24-year-olds in 2018) and far above unemployment rates of the general working-age population.

Other problems stem from the legacy of the highly centralized, rigid system of the former Soviet Union. For example, Ukrainian universities generally lack autonomy and initiative. While there have been heightened attempts to increase flexibility, widen autonomy, internationalize education, and make curricula more employment-relevant in recent years, the implementation of the 2014 higher education law, which is designed to increase university autonomy, has thus far been sluggish. Prominent critics like Sergiy Kvit, Ukraine's former education minister and current director of its National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, have lamented that the reforms have failed to produce adequate changes, most notably in terms of financial autonomy of public universities. State universities remain dependent on the government in a variety of crucial areas, including salaries for university staff, funding of research, and infrastructure development.

External observers have noted that parts of the infrastructure at Ukrainian schools is inadequate and that teacher morale is low. Satu Kahkonen, the World Bank Country Director for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine, noted in a recent article that "While visiting schools in Ukraine, especially village schools, it is hard to believe that the state spends 6 percent of GDP on education-one of the highest rates of public spending on education in the world. Ukrainian schools often lack adequate facilities, modern equipment or quality textbooks." One of the problems, according to Kahkonen, is that the number of students has declined much faster than the number of schools and teachers. As a result, Ukraine has very low student-to-teacher ratios but a system that is very expensive to maintain and ultimately unsustainable.

Overall, the international competitiveness of Ukraine's education system appears to have declined in recent years. While the country ranked 25th in the 2012 ranking of national higher education systems by the Universitas 21 network of research universities, it dropped to position 38 in the same ranking in 2019.

The Impact of War

The annexation of Crimea and the war in Ukraine's eastern territories have had a devastating impact on economic and political life in Ukraine, as well as its education system. According to UNICEF, 10,000 people had been killed and 1.5 million displaced by 2017. About 700 educational facilities had been damaged or shuttered, and some 220,000 children were in urgent need of safe schools. There were 143 HEIs located in the annexed or occupied territories (36 in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and 107 in rebel-controlled parts of the Donbas region in the east). These territories were also home to 140 research institutions, representing more than 12 percent of all Ukrainian research institutions and accounting for 31 percent of all tertiary enrollments. As of 2015, only 16 universities and 10 research institutions had successfully moved out of the conflict zones. Ukraine has thus lost a significant part of its educational and scientific resources and has yet to fully resolve the problem of migrants, including students, teachers, and administrative staff, from the annexed and occupied territories.

The first university to set up operations in exile was the Donetsk National University, but only a tiny fraction of its 18,000 students are continuing their education on the new campus in central Ukraine. Ukraine's Ministry of Education does not recognize diplomas issued by universities that remain in the disputed areas, but students often have the option of attending the exiled universities in online distance education mode. In fact, another exiled university, the prestigious Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, has become the leading online learning institution in Ukraine.

Outbound Student Mobility

The war also had an apparent impact on student mobility patterns in Ukraine. While outbound student mobility has grown strongly in the country in general in recent years, it has accelerated even further since the conflict began in 2014. After doubling from 25,432 to 49,966 between 2007 and 2014, the number of degree-seeking Ukrainian students abroad has since spiked by another 54 percent to 77,219 in 2017, as per UNESCO. According to estimates by the Ukrainian think tank CEDOS, the number of outbound students further peaked to 83,000 in the 2017/18 academic year. The outbound mobility ratio, that is, the percentage of students enrolled abroad amongst all Ukrainian students, tripled since 2012 and stood at 4.6 percent in 2017 (UNESCO).

The swelling student outflows primarily go to neighboring countries. The number of Ukrainian degree students in Poland more than quadrupled between 2012 and 2016, from 6,110 to 29,253 students, making Poland the top destination for mobile students from Ukraine. Enrollments in Russia have also surged drastically and more than doubled within just a few years, from 10,702 in 2012 to 22,440 in 2016.

The Czech Republic, Italy, and the United States are the next most popular destination countries for degree-seeking students, according to UNESCO, although the total number of Ukrainian students in these countries is comparatively small-less than 7,000 students combined. Data gathered by CEDOS paint a slightly different picture in that Germany and Canada were the third- and fourth-largest destination countries with 9,638 and 3,245 students, respectively, in the 2016/17 academic year.

It is remarkable the extent to which Ukrainian students have shaped and come to dominate the international student population in key destination countries. More than half of all the international students in Poland, for instance, now come from Ukraine. In Bulgaria, Ukrainian students make up more than 30 percent of the international student body, language barriers notwithstanding.

Poland is an attractive destination for Ukrainian students not only because of its geographic proximity. The country affords Ukrainians an opportunity to pursue high-quality education, often at lower costs of study and living than in Ukraine-an important criterion since the majority of Ukrainian international students are self-funded. Poland also faces a shortage of skilled workers and seeks to retain Ukrainian students in the country after they graduate. Furthermore, Poland suffers from a similar demographic decline as Ukraine, which means that many Polish universities are assertively recruiting in Ukraine to compensate for the loss of domestic students. Study programs in Poland are increasingly offered in English, especially at the graduate level. Finally, the chance to earn a European qualification in an EU member state is a considerable lure for Ukrainian students, since it widens potential employment opportunities within the larger EU. It is highly common for Ukrainian international students to not return home after graduation-a trend that worsens Ukraine's brain drain.

Trends in the U.S. and Canada

The number of Ukrainian students in the U.S. has grown in recent years but remains small when compared with other sending countries. According to the Institute of International Education's Open Doors data, 1,928 Ukrainian students studied in the U.S. in 2017/18 compared with 1,490 in 2012/13 (an increase of 29 percent). A plurality of Ukrainian students (49 percent) are enrolled in undergraduate programs, while 33 percent study in graduate programs, 12 percent undertake Optional Practical Training, and 6 percent attend non-degree programs. In Canada, the number of Ukrainian students has been rising sharply amid the country's surging popularity as an international study destination in recent years. The total number of Ukrainian students in the country, as reported by the Canadian government, spiked by 420 percent over the past decade, from 525 in 2008 to 2,730 in 2018.

Inbound Student Mobility

Despite the fact that Ukraine is a relatively small country without world-renowned universities featured in the top positions of international university rankings, it is an international study destination of considerable importance. According to the Ukrainian State Center for International Education, there were 75,605 students from 154 countries studying in Ukraine in 2018. That's an increase of 41 percent over 2011 when there were just 53,664 international students enrolled at Ukrainian HEIs. This increase reflects the growing popularity of Ukraine as a study destination for students from Asia and Africa, particularly among medical students. While the share of student enrollments from most other post-Soviet countries has recently leveled off, the number of students from countries like India or Morocco has surged over the past years, so that India is currently by far the largest sending country with nearly 15,000 students.

Eight out of ten of the most popular universities among international students are medical institutions, reflecting the fact that the inflow of Asian and African students is to a large extent driven by students pursuing medical studies. Medical education in India, for instance, is very expensive and admission into medical schools is highly competitive, so that Indian students are increasingly branching out to less expensive countries like China or Ukraine. Interest in a comparatively high-quality yet low-cost medical education has also made Ukraine a popular destination in English-speaking African countries like Nigeria and Ghana, where Ukraine is currently the third most popular study destination worldwide. Visa requirements and costs of living in Ukraine are often lower for African students than in most Western destinations, although there have been reports of racial violence. Other problems stemming from the mounting influx of international students are an increase in corruption at Ukrainian medical schools and growing incidents of extortion of international students.

In Brief: The Education System of Ukraine

Ukraine's education system, like that of the other post-Soviet countries, has been shaped by more than 70 years of Soviet rule. However, Ukraine has enacted numerous reforms since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, including the introduction of private education. In 2005, Ukraine signed on to the European Bologna reforms. Whereas the standard university degree under the old Soviet system was a long single-cycle degree, the Bologna two-cycle structure has now been implemented across the board, except in professional disciplines like medicine and veterinary medicine. The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, grading scale, and other aspects of the Bologna reforms have been adopted as well.

Administration of the Education System, Language of Instruction, and Academic Calendar

Ukraine has a centralized education system overseen by the Ministry of Education and Science (MOES) in Kyiv. The State Inspectorate of Educational Institutions of Ukraine, under the auspices of the MOES, is responsible for matters like quality assurance, curriculum development, teaching methodology, examinations in the school system, and vocational education; whereas the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NAQAHE) is the designated regulatory authority in tertiary education. Originally established by law in 2014, the NAQAHE is a new organization that did not start to fully operate until 2019. Meant to revamp quality assurance in higher education, it consists of representatives from the MOES, European organizations, student associations, and academic institutions. It is responsible for the accreditation of universities and academic programs, the approval of dissertation committees, and other matters related to academic quality.

Given the inter-ethnic conflicts in Ukraine and the fact that sizable parts of the Ukrainian population speak Russian or other minority languages like Romanian or Hungarian as their native tongue, language policies in education are a highly controversial, politically charged issue in Ukraine. Recent legislation from 2017 strengthened the status of Ukrainian as the country's main language by reducing the role of minority languages in secondary education, making Ukrainian the mandatory official language in government, and imposing minimum quotas for the use of the Ukrainian language in TV, film, and print publications. While the law guarantees the right of all Ukrainian citizens to choose their language of instruction in preschool and elementary education-as long as they also study enough Ukrainian to successfully integrate into Ukrainian society-it mandates that education from the fifth grade onward be taught exclusively in Ukrainian, except for designated "special lessons."

The law was heavily criticized by Russia, other countries, and human rights groups, but passed in the Ukrainian parliament with 278 to 38 votes. In higher education, Ukrainian is the most common language of instruction. However, Russian was the academic language during the Soviet era, and Russian-taught programs also exist. English-medium higher education is becoming increasingly popular, particularly in programs geared toward international students, but it is still nascent compared with how common it is in other European countries.

Ukraine's academic calendar usually runs from September to June.

Elementary Education

Since 2018, Ukrainian school education has been extended from 11 to 12 years. It now includes four years of elementary education, five years of middle school education, and three years of upper secondary (specialized) education. The changes will be implemented in the three levels in 2018, 2022, and 2027, respectively, beginning with the elementary stage. Education is provided free of charge at public schools, and is compulsory through grade 12 under the new system. However, pupils who started studying under the old system can still leave school after 11 years.

Elementary education starts at the age of six and is four years in length. The cycle is further subdivided into two phases: A basic phase 1 (grades one and two) that focuses on adaptation to school through play, while phase 2 (grades three and four) focuses on developing responsibility and independence. Children are admitted to school based on their place of residence. Each school serves a specific geographic area and guarantees seats for all school-age children residing in the area. There are no separate entrance examinations.

The curriculum includes reading, writing, mathematics, physical education, nature, art, and music. Not all courses at this level are graded, but grade four concludes with a state examination that measures performance in Ukrainian (or another native language), reading, and mathematics.

Basic Secondary Education (Middle School)

Basic secondary education lasts five years (grades five to nine) and is open to all pupils who successfully completed elementary education. The general core curriculum includes subjects like Ukrainian language and literature, foreign language, history, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, physical education, music, and art. Assessment and promotion are primarily based on examinations. At the end of ninth grade, students sit for final state exams. Those who pass are awarded a "certificate of completion of basic secondary education" ( svidotstvo pro bazovu zagal'nu serednyu osvitu). The grading scale used at all levels of schooling is the 12-point scale shown below.

Upper-Secondary Education (Specialized Secondary Education)

All graduates of basic secondary education are eligible to enroll in upper-secondary school. Under the new regulations that will be in place by 2027, upper-secondary education will be three years in length (grades 9 to 12) instead of two years (grades 9 to 11). This will align the Ukrainian system with the 12-year systems found in most of the world.

Both the old and new systems introduce curricular specializations at the upper-secondary level. However, the new system will be designed to allow students greater flexibility in choosing their electives. Students will be able to choose between academic and professional tracks studied at either academic or professional lyceums. Within these tracks, students study a general academic core curriculum in addition to specializing in academic or vocational fields. While studies in the academic track are designed to prepare students for further university education, the professional streams prepare students for employment as well as admission to higher education. It should be noted, however, that not all schools offer specialization tracks. and that many students presently attend general secondary programs.

As of 2019, all graduates who pass the final state examinations receive a "certificate of completed general secondary education" ( svidotstvo pro zdobuttia povnoi zagalnoi serednoi osvity), a credential formerly also called the "certificate of completed secondary education" ( atestat pro zagal'nu serednyu osvitu). The certificate lists a large number of subjects that span the entire curriculum, as well as three state examination subjects (Ukrainian language and literature, mathematics or history of Ukraine, and one subject of choice). In addition, students are required to sit for standardized tests that are externally assessed by the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment. These standardized tests are used for university admissions (see below).

More than 99 percent of upper-secondary school students are enrolled in public schools, per UNESCO. Private education does not play a significant role in the Ukrainian school system. In 2013 the completion rate exceeded 95 percent, and more than 80 percent of graduates enrolled in higher education programs. There were 591,448 upper-secondary students in Ukraine in 2017 (sharply down from 909,924 in 2012, according to UNESCO).

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

TVET programs are offered at both the secondary and post-secondary level in Ukraine. Their basic structure was inherited from the Soviet Union. The sector has declined rapidly in recent years because of population loss, low regard for TVET, rural-urban migration, and the dilapidated infrastructure and equipment of many technical and vocational colleges. The number of TVET students decreased from about 389,000 in 2013 to 285,000 in 2016/17, resulting in the closure of many TVET colleges, the number of which dropped from 983 in 2013 to 792 in 2016/17.

There are three levels of TVET qualifications in Ukraine. Level 1 qualifications are earned after short-term training programs of up to one-year's duration that are designed to quickly impart specific practical skills. These programs don't have formal academic admission requirements; they are open to anyone within the appropriate age range. The programs conclude with a vocational competence examination and the awarding of the title, Qualified Worker ( dyplom kvalifikovanogo robitnyka). TVET programs at all levels are regulated and approved by the MOES, but curricula are usually designed by training providers in collaboration with industry. Training may be provided by schools and colleges associated with central or local government institutions, private businesses, or industry associations. Programs may be offered in a variety of forms, including part-time, distance education, or apprenticeship-type on-the-job training.

Level 2 TVET programs require at least the Certificate of Completion of Basic Secondary Education for admission. Program length varies from one and a half to three years based on the prior education of students and the type of program. Programs entered after grade nine are typically three years in length, including a general education component, but holders of the Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education can study in shorter, accelerated programs without the general education component. Like level 1 graduates, level 2 graduates are granted the title of Qualified Worker. However, the level 2 qualification not only entitles holders to employment in their field of specialization, it provides access to tertiary education as well.

Level 3 programs are post-secondary, higher level TVET courses of study usually offered by colleges and vocational schools ( koledzh, uchylyshche) or universities, and lead to the awarding of a Diploma of Junior Specialist ( dyplom molodshoho spetsialista), or more recently, the "Junior Bachelor" ( molodshyi bakalavr). The Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education is generally required for admission. Fields like nursing, allied health, agriculture, teaching, or engineering technology, to name some examples, are offered. The programs typically last two, sometimes three or four years. Some can be entered on the basis of the Certificate of Completion of Basic Secondary Education. These programs include a general secondary education component and last three and a half years at minimum. Depending on the institution and course of study, Junior Specialist graduates may be exempted from one to two years of study in bachelor's degree programs.

Current reform initiatives to revive the TVET sector and supply the Ukrainian economy with critically needed skilled workers include the introduction of a work-based dual training system similar to Germany's or Switzerland's. Model programs that consist of 30 percent theoretical instruction and 70 percent practical training have recently been introduced and are expected to become increasingly common in the years ahead.

The Situation in Crimea
Five years after the annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian schools have been purged from the region, according to The Ukrainian government does not recognize Russian high school credentials awarded to students in Crimea, nor academic credentials awarded by HEIs that operate in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Students in these regions need to sit for the Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education exams in government-approved schools on Ukrainian-controlled territory if they want to attend Ukrainian universities. The WES Gateway Program in Canada assists displaced persons educated in Ukraine (and other countries affected by crisis) with the validation and assessment of their academic credentials. Ukrainian human rights groups. Education there is now de facto overseen by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science through the Russian-controlled Crimean education ministry. The language of instruction in schools is Russian; Crimean high school graduates can sit for the Russian Unified State Examination and seek admission to Russian HEIs in the same way as Russian students. The Russian occupying authorities also closed existing HEIs and created a new university under Russian control, the Crimean Federal University. Taurida National University, an institution with a student body of 76,000 before the annexation, reopened in exile in Kyiv. As of 2018 it had 5,000 students, many of whom had fled the occupied areas.
Academic Institutions, Accreditation, and Quality Assurance
There have been several important reforms in Ukrainian higher education in recent years, some of them driven by prolonged student protests against proposed fiscal changes, such as the removal of tuition caps at public HEIs and the reduction of government-funded university seats. In September 2017, the Ukrainian parliament passed the latest revision of the law on higher education, which increased student participation in university governance, tied financial aid to cost of living increases, improved financial transparency at HEIs, imposed term limits for university presidents and deans, and promoted greater academic autonomy. The revisions reduced both teacher workload and credit requirements for students; and reinforced academic integrity by introducing stiffer penalties for plagiarism and requiring HEIs to publish scientific papers online. They also restructured public university funding in a way that incentivizes universities to compete for the best students.
All academic institutions in Ukraine must have a license by the government in order to operate. In addition, institutions must be accredited by the State Accreditation Commission of the MOES to award state-recognized degrees and diplomas. There are presently four different levels of accreditation (as outlined below). It should be noted, however, that the entire quality assurance and accreditation system is currently undergoing major reforms. In the near future, accreditation will be granted by the new NAQAHE. The four different levels of accreditation will no longer be used. Instead, HEIs will be classified into four different categories, depending on the programs they offer and their level of specialization: universities, institutes, specialized academies, and colleges (which offer only undergraduate programs).

Under the current system, new HEIs must first submit their study programs for assessment by the State Accreditation Commission. Accreditation decisions are based on the evaluation of institutional self-assessments and criteria like adequate curricula, infrastructure, finances, staffing, research activities, and program structures. Program accreditation is granted for 10 years. HEIs can apply for institutional accreditation once 75 percent of their programs are accredited. Institutional accreditation is then granted for periods of five years. A register of Ukrainian HEIs and their levels of accreditation can be found on the website of the Ukrainian ENIC.

Under the current classification system, Ukrainian HEIs are categorized as follows:

Universities are multidisciplinary research institutions, public or private. They are further subdivided into "classical universities" and "specialized universities." Classical universities offer graduate programs "in at least eight areas of study, as well as doctors of philosophy and doctors of science in at least 12 research fields." As their name implies, specialized universities have a slightly narrower academic focus. They offer graduate programs "in at least four areas of study," as well as PhD programs "in at least eight research fields."

Institutes and academies are specialized HEIs accredited at level III or IV that offer graduate and doctoral programs in specific disciplines. They can be part of universities. Conservatories, likewise, are specialized HEIs with level III or level IV accreditation that offer advanced programs in artistic fields.

Colleges and technical schools are either stand-alone institutions accredited at level II, or part of larger HEIs accredited at level III or IV. They offer mostly applied first-cycle programs (Junior Bachelor/Specialist or Bachelor).

Most academic institutions in Ukraine are public. As of the 2014/15 academic year, there were 520 public and 144 private HEIs, with the latter enrolling only 9.2 percent of all students; 387 HEIs were accredited at levels I and II, whereas 277 held level III or IV accreditation. A majority of students (85 percent) were enrolled at the larger, multi-faculty level III or IV accredited institutions.

Ukrainian universities are not very well represented in international rankings. There are only four Ukrainian universities in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, all of them ranked at position 1001+1: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. The 2019 QS World University Rankings features six Ukrainian universities-V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is the highest ranked in 491st place. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities (also known as the Shanghai Ranking) did not include any Ukrainian universities.

Current Reforms in Higher Education

Another feature of the new legislation was the official adoption of the Bologna reforms in Ukraine. The law finalized the transition to the ECTS credit system and ended the old Soviet-style Diploma of Specialist and Diploma of Junior Specialist programs. As in all Bologna-compliant countries, 60 ECTS credit units are defined as one year of full-time study. Degree certificates are accompanied by the European diploma supplement, and current academic transcripts commonly express student performance in ECTS letter grades, although transcripts often also include a 0-100 numerical scale (and sometimes the old 1 to 5 numerical scale).

The Higher Education Degree Structure

Ukraine's 2014 law on higher education sets forth the degree structure outlined below. The last year that students could be admitted into Junior Specialist and Specialist programs was 2016, so this structure will soon be universal throughout Ukraine. One of the main changes is that the old Specialist programs, which were a legacy of the Soviet system and usually lasted five or five and a half years, have been split into two cycles. Instead of long single-tier programs, studies are now organized in an Anglo-Saxon style Bachelor and Master structure.

Junior Bachelor (Molodshyi Bakalavr)

The Junior Bachelor is a first-cycle, short-term program requiring 90 to 120 ECTS credits. While it is meant to replace the Junior Specialist, the Junior Bachelor is different in that the Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education or a completed Junior Specialist Diploma is the mandatory minimum admission requirement according to legislation, whereas some Junior Specialist programs could be entered after nine years of school.

Bachelor programs take three or four years (180-240 ECTS) to complete after upper-secondary school, with four years being more common. Holders of the Junior Bachelor or the Diploma of Junior Specialist may be exempt from part of the study requirements, depending on the institution and program. Programs generally require few general education courses; they commonly conclude with a final state examination and, in some cases, a thesis or graduation project.
Editor's note: Individuals seeking an evaluation report that requires verified documents from Ukrainian institutions may not be able to obtain them through traditional means. Those who are affected may be eligible for the WES Gateway Program in the United States or Canada. The program enables assessment of the educational credentials of individuals who have been displaced as a result of adverse circumstances in their country and have limited proof of their academic achievements. Visit our Important WES Notices page to learn more.
Admission into master's programs requires a Bachelor or Diploma of Specialist at minimum, but individual HEIs may also demand entrance examinations or interviews. Programs are up to two years in length (90 to 120 ECTS) and conclude with the defense of a master's thesis and state examinations.

Doctor of Philosophy/Art and Doctor of Science

There are two types of doctoral-level qualifications in Ukraine that build upon each other and are placed at levels 9 and 10 of the Ukrainian qualifications framework, respectively. Until recently, these credentials were called Candidate of Sciences ( Kandydat Nauk) and Doctor of Sciences ( Doktor Nauk). Today, the Candidate of Sciences is called the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Art. Admission into this program, which lasts three years at minimum, requires a master's degree or a Diploma of Specialist. It includes a mandatory course work component of 30 to 60 ECTS credits, research, and the defense of a dissertation. The Doctor of Sciences is a pure research qualification that requires additional research and the defense of another dissertation. This prestigious credential is the highest qualification in Ukraine and a requirement for full professorship at Ukrainian universities. Only a limited number of Candidates of Science complete it.

Professional Degrees in Medical Fields

As in other European countries, professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine have been excluded from the Bologna reforms in Ukraine and continue to be offered as long, single-tier programs. Medical programs are six years in length (360 ECTS), whereas dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine are typically five years (300 ECTS). These qualifications are pegged at the same level as the master's degree in the Ukrainian qualifications framework.

Medical programs lead to the award of the Doctor of Medicine (also referred to as Specialist until recently). After completion of the six-year general program, graduates must complete a mandatory clinical internship one to three years long in a medical specialty before they can practice. Physicians who have practiced for at least three years after completing the internship can then undertake further clinical residency training in their specialty or train in additional specialties. The clinical residency program lasts two to four years (120 to 240 ECTS). Study programs in dentistry are structured similarly.

Teacher Education

The degree requirements for teachers in Ukraine depend on the level of education. Preschool and elementary school teachers can teach with a Junior Bachelor from a pedagogical college. Secondary school teachers, on the other hand, must have a Bachelor from a university or university-level institution (institutes, academies). Bachelor programs for teachers are typically four years in length (three years for holders of a diploma of Junior Specialist); curricula include a teaching practicum. As of 2016, there were 40 pedagogical colleges and 66 university-level HEIs offering teacher training programs in Ukraine.

WES Documentation Requirements
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Secondary Education

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1. Zhilyaev I.B., Kovtunets V.V., and Siomkin M.V. Higher Education in Ukraine: Its Current State and Problems, 2015, retrieved from http://education-ua.org/ua/analytics/467-vishcha-osvita-ukrajini-stan-ta-problemi#files

2. When comparing international student numbers, it is important to note that numbers provided by different agencies and governments vary because of differences in data capture methodology, definitions of "international student," and types of mobility captured (credit, degree, and so on). The data of UNESCO Institute Statistics provide a good point of reference for comparison since they are compiled according to one standard method. It should be pointed out, however, that the data include only students enrolled in tertiary degree programs. They do not include students on shorter study abroad exchanges, or those enrolled at the secondary level or in short-term language training programs, for instance.

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Olesya Friedman and Stefan Trines, Research Editor, WENR Ukraine is a post-Soviet Eastern European country of 42 million people bordering Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and Russia. Ukraine remains deeply torn by the ongoing conflict between its government and pro-Russian separatists in its eastern regions.